Australian Wine Discovered

CHARDONNAY

AUSTRALIAN WINE DISCOVERED Australia’s unique climate and landscape have fostered a fiercely independent wine scene, home to a vibrant community of growers, winemakers, viticulturists, and vignerons. With more than 100 grape varieties grown across 65 distinct wine regions, we have the freedom to make exceptional wine, and to do it our own way. We’re not beholden by tradition, but continue to push the boundaries in the pursuit of the most diverse, thrilling wines in the world. That’s just our way. AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY: T H E EVOLUTION Australian Chardonnay has enjoyed the industry’s highs OF A CLASSIC and weathered its lows with resilience, and it continues to hold a special place for Australian wine lovers. Its Australian journey is a roller‑coaster ride of dramatic proportions. TO DAY

-- The history of WE’LL Australian Chardonnay -- How it’s grown -- How it’s made -- The different styles -- Where it’s grown -- Characteristics and flavour profiles COVER… -- Chardonnay by numbers THE HISTORY 1908 1969 Tyrrell’s HVD vineyard is Craigmoor’s cuttings OF AUSTRALIAN planted in Hunter Valley, identified as one of now one of the oldest the best Chardonnay CHARDONNAY Chardonnay vineyards clones with European in the world. provenance in Australia.

1820s –1930s 1918 Chardonnay is one of the Chardonnay cuttings from original varieties brought Kaluna Vineyard in Sydney’s to Australia and thrives in Fairfield are given to a Roth the warm, dry climate. family member, who plants them at Craigmoor Vineyards in Mudgee. EARLY 1970s 1980s Consumer preferences A new style of shift to table wines, with 1979 Chardonnay enters the new styles produced, Winemaker Brian Croser wine market. It’s oaked, including Tyrrell’s Vat 47 plants Chardonnay in rich and bright yellow – Chardonnay. cool-climate Adelaide Hills. ‘sunshine in a bottle’.

1972 Mudgee winery Craigmoor follows Tyrrell’s lead and releases a 100% Chardonnay, unlike other whites of the day labelled as ‘Pinot Blanc’ or ‘Riesling’. MID TO LATE 1980s LATE –1990s 2000s The charge to make big, Tastes preferences move from big, oaked, buttery Australian luscious, overly oaked wines to fresher, Chardonnay is taken on by unoaked, fruit-driven styles. wineries all over the country.

EARLY 2000s TO DAY Chardonnay becomes Today’s premium Australian less fashionable as a Chardonnay, including lighter, unoaked, aromatic sparkling wine, is crafted challenger arrives in from cool-climate fruit the form of Marlborough from regions such as the Sauvignon Blanc. Yarra Valley and Tasmania. THE STORY OF TYRRELL’S WINES: A GROUNDBREAKING HUNTER WINERY

One of the Hunter Valley’s most renowned winemaking dynasties is the Tyrrell family. Today, the winemaking baton is being passed from fourth‑generation father Bruce Tyrrell to his fifth-generation son, Chris Tyrrell.

FUN FACT While the real truth may never be known, legend has it that Murray Tyrrell jumped the fence to grab some Chardonnay vines from Penfolds’ experimental vineyard to plant in his family’s Hunter Valley vineyard, now home to the famous Vat 47 Chardonnay. -- An incredibly adaptable vine which takes on characteristics of the site where its grown. -- Tight yield control encourages lean flavours and good acid development. -- Lower yields give more intense flavour concentration in the grapes. -- Early harvest to capture good acid structure. VITICULTURE: HOW AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY IS GROWN WINEMAKING: TECHNIQUES INFLUENCING CHARDONNAY

STEMS CAN LEFT IN OCCUR CONTACT IN THREE WAYS

WHOLE-BUNCH COLD BARREL MALOLACTIC OAK INFLUENCE PRESSING FERMENTATION FERMENTATION FERMENTATION WINEMAKING: TECHNIQUES INFLUENCING CHARDONNAY

YEAST AND SUGAR WINE IS ADDED TO LEFT TO BOTTLE AGE ON ITS LEES

BARREL EXTENDED LEES BÂTONNAGE WILD SECONDARY MATURATION CONTACT FERMENTATION FERMENTATION (IN SPARKLING WINE) COMMON CHARDONNAY Due to its adaptability, there's no one universal STYLES style. Australian Chardonnays express the diversity of the people who craft them and the unique regional characteristics of their origins. COMMON CHARDONNAY STYLES COMES TO LIFE WHEN PAIRED WITH FOOD

THREE BROAD -- Fresh ST YLES EXIST UNOAKED -- Floral -- Vibrant -- Lean

OAKED

-- Smooth SPARKLING FULL -- Creamy BODIED -- Complex -- Dry -- Toasty -- Floral -- Elegant -- Savoury AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY WHERE IS CHARDONNAY GROWN? Murray Darling VICTORIA

Murray R

Calder Hwy Swan Hill

Beechworth Goulburn Valley

Western HwyMacedon Ranges

MELBOURNE YarraYarra R Valley Geelong GEELONG Princes Hwy

Princes Hwy

Mornington Peninsula YARRA VALLEY

-- Popular tourist destination -- Colourful history -- Groundbreaking winemakers -- Food and wine paradise

Yarra Valley CRUSH TYPE CHARDONNAY LOW % % % OF YARRA ALTITUDE 35 65 VALLEY'S 50–350M WHITE RED 34 TOTAL CRUSH 164–1,148FT

YARRA VALLEY SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE

CONTINENTAL HEAT DEGREE DAYS MEAN JANUARY TEMPERATURE MEDIUM 18.7°C GROWING MEdIUM 65.7°F SEASON RAINFALL 1,352 400–550mm / 15.7–21.7in COOL The Yarra Valley’s northern side feature soils of grey to grey-brown on the surface, and from loamy sand to clay loam in consistency with red-brown clay SOIL subsoils, often filled with rock. The other major soil type is the immensely deep and fertile red volcanic soil on the southern side of the valley. Mornington Peninsula MORNINGTON PENINSULA

-- Historical significance FUN FACT -- Seaside playground No vineyard site in the Mornington Peninsula -- True maritime region is further than 7km -- Popular gourmet escape from the ocean. CRUSH TYPE CHARDONNAY LOW % % % OF MORNINGTON ALTITUDE 40 60 PENINSULA'S 25–250M WHITE RED 25 TOTAL CRUSH 82–820FT

MORNINGTON PENINSULA SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE

MARITIME HEAT DEGREE DAYS MEAN JANUARY TEMPERATURE MEDIUM 1 9.4°C GROWING MEdIUM 66.9°F SEASON RAINFALL 1,570 MODERATE 320–390mm / 12.5–15.3in The Mornington Peninsula’s soils differ across the region, ranging from deep fertile sandy soils in the northern area, yellow and brown soils over SOIL friable, well-drained clay and russet-red volcanic- based soils in the south. Great Northern Hwy Northern Great

Brand Hwy

Great Eastern Hwy

PERTH

WESTERN Great Southern Hwy AUSTRALIA G eographe

Albany Hwy

Bussell Hwy

Margaret R

Marg aret South Western Hwy G reat River S outhern Hwy

Coast South MARGARET RIVER

-- History of research and development -- Trailblazers -- Coastal location

FUN FACT Margaret River produces about 20% of Australia’s premium wine from only 3% of Australia’s total grape crush.

Marg aret River CRUSH TYPE CHARDONNAY LOW % % % OF MARGARET ALTITUDE 50 50 RIVER'S TOTAL 40–90M WHITE RED 16 CRUSH 130–295FT

MARGARET RIVER SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE

MARITIME HEAT DEGREE DAYS MEAN JANUARY TEMPERATURE HIGH 20.4°C GROWING LoW 68.7°F SEASON RAINFALL 1,690 MODERATE 275mm / 10.8in The region consists of grey loam on a subsoil of clay, which is excellent for viticulture. The ridge from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin is predominantly gravelly SOIL loam on granite and gneiss, but its overall water-holding capacity is low, and the granite layers encourage the vines to search deep for nutrients and water. New England Hwy Mitchell Hwy

Newell Hwy

Barrier Hwy N S W Oxley Hwy hunter valley ANDACT mudgee

Silver City Hwy

NEWCASTLE orange

Western Hwy cowra SYDNEY

WOLLONGONG Sturt Hwy riverina canberra

districtKings Hwy southern ACT Hume Hwy highlands

Snowy

Monaro Hwy

Mountains

Hwy tumbarumba HUNTER VALLEY

-- The birthplace of Australian wine -- Home to the Tyrrell’s family -- Popular tourist destination

FUN FACT The Hunter Valley is Australia's oldest continuous wine region and is split into the Lower Hunter, where the majority of HUNTER wineries are located, and the Upper Hunter. VALLEY CRUSH TYPE CHARDONNAY LOW % % % OF HUNTER ALTITUDE 53 47 VALLEY'S 50–220M WHITE RED 16 TOTAL CRUSH 165–720FT

HUNTER VALLEY SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE HIGH SUBTROPICAL HEAT DEGREE DAYS WITH MARITIME INFLUENCES MEAN JANUARY VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE 22.3°C GROWING MEdIUM 2,170 SEASON RAINFALL 72.1°F 500mm / 19in Lower Hunter soils vary from sandy alluvial flats to deep loam and friable red duplex soils. In the Upper Hunter, the rivers and creeks contribute to the area’s SOIL black, silty loam soils that are often overlaid on top of alkaline clay loam. The hills of the Brokenback Range feature strips of volcanic basalt. Stuart Hwy Barrier Hwy

Eyre Hwy

CLARE VALLEY

Flinders Hwy

SOUTHLincoln Hwy

Sturt Hwy BAROSSA AUSTRALIA VALLEY riverland

ADELAIDE ADELAIDE HILLS

McLAREN VALE Ouyen Hwy

Dukes Hwy

Riddoch Hwy

Princes Hwy ADELAIDE HILLS

-- German heritage -- Food lovers’ haven -- Rebirth of a region -- Cool-climate centre

DID YOU KNOW? Two sub-regions sit within the Adelaide Hills region: Lenswood ADELAIDE and Piccadilly Valley. HILLS CRUSH TYPE LOW- CHARDONNAY % % MEDIUM % OF ADELAIDE ALTITUDE 60 40 22 HILLS' TOTAL 400–500M WHITE RED CRUSH 1,312–1,640FT

ADELAIDE HILLS SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE

HEAT DEGREE DAYS MEAN JANUARY MARITIME TEMPERATURE LOW 19.1°C GROWING LoW 66°F SEASON RAINFALL 1,270 MODERATE 280–320mm / 11–12.5in Adelaide Hills’ soils are highly variable in structure and chemistry. The region has a mixture of grey-brown or brown loamy sands, with patches of sandy soils SOIL over clay subsoils. Soil depth is also variable due to topography, which can range from steep slopes to undulating hills, resulting in shallow stony soils to the top of hills and deep peat-like clays at the bottom. Murchison Hwy Hwy

Tasman LAUNCESTON

Midland Hwy

Esk Main Rd

Zeehan Hwy

Highland

Lyell Hwy

Lakes

HOBART

TASMANIA TASMANIA

-- Fine cool-climate region -- Sparkling wine wonderland -- Gourmet paradise

Tasmania CRUSH TYPE CHARDONNAY LOW % % % ALTITUDE 52 48 OF TASMANIA'S TOTAL CRUSH 0–80M WHITE RED 26 0–262FT

TASMANIA SNAPSHOT

CLIMATE MARITIME HEAT DEGREE DAYS MEAN JANUARY TEMPERATURE LOW 16.8°C 62.2°F GROWING MEdIUM 1,013 SEASON RAINFALL 350mm / 13.7in COOL On the lower slopes, the vineyard soils feature ancient sandstones, mudstones, river sediments and igneous rock of volcanic origin. Sandstone and schist appear SOIL in Derwent Valley. Peaty alluvial and sandy low humus soils in Coal River Valley. Pipers River boasts deep, free‑draining, friable soils, while Tamar Valley is gravelly basalt on a clay and limestone base. AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY CHARACTERISTICS

T YPICAL FRUIT FLAVOURS FLAVOURS COLOUR Chardonnay -- Lemon -- Nectarine -- Apple -- Melon

Light Medium Full -- Pear -- Mango - Peach - Pineapple BODY - -

Dry Medium dry Sweet -- Toast -- Cinnamon SWEETNESS -- Vanilla -- Coconut -- Butter -- Nougat Low Medium High -- Toffee -- Toasted OAK -- Honey almond ACIDIT Y -- Crème -- Spice brulée -- Chalk 8% 12.5% – 14.5% 17% -- Minerality ALCOHOL (Sparkling) T YPICAL SECONDARY AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY FLAVOURS FOOD PAIRINGS

UNOAKED

Roast chicken OAKED

Prawns Roast pork Grilled fish

Blue cheese 100% SPARKLING AUSTRALIAN CHARDONNAY Chicken korma Oysters Triple-cream brie Trout fillet UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS CANADA 2I% 4% 7% EXPORTS

Approx. JAPAN 5% MILLION LITRES 187 A YEAR % OF AUSTRALIAN UNITED = WINE EXPORTS STATES 23 36% CHARDONNAY BY NUMBERS

PLANTINGS CRUSH Sauvignon % Blanc 21,442 Chardonnay 12 HECTARES Pinot Gris/ OF TOTAL 9% Grigio = 16% AUSTRALIAN Muscat AUSTRALIAN % WHITE WINE 8% Gordo Blanco TOTAL 42 CRUSH 29% Others AS DIVERSE AS THE COUNTRY THAT MADE IT Australian Chardonnay wines are an expression of our distinctive terroirs and the vibrant communities that cultivate them. From rogue to refined, classic to contemporary, it’s a variety with more, you know, variety. THANK YOU